PORT-AU-PRINCE (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2021) AU-PRINCE, August 17 (Sputnik) - Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced a three-day mourning period for the victims of the Saturday earthquake in the country, which killed over 1,400 people.
"The country is facing a catastrophe that has caused plenty of suffering, and starting tomorrow we decided to declare a three-day national mourning," Henry said on Monday.
The prime minister called for solidarity as Haiti is currently in a very precarious position � the natural disaster struck the country a month after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. On Tuesday, the government will engage in a dialogue with the political establishment, businesses, civil society and diaspora in order to determine a way out of the current humanitarian crisis.
The island nation was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake last Saturday, which killed at least 1,419 people and injured almost 7,000.
